2016 US National Championships

Last years pairs champs Central’s Bob Schneider and Rob Behncke made a great run in the 2016 Championships. After the round robin they were tied for first with the team of Steve Smith and Bill Brault from the Southwest, each team having only one loss. Steve and Bill had also won previous national championships and were last seen by this reporter in the US Open where they finished second, losing in a very competitive final game to Scotland’s former world champions Alex Marshall and Paul Foster.

After falling behind early in the playoff game, Schneider and Behncke fought their way back but ran out of ends and lost in a close finish to wind up in second place. Good going guys. Jim Gryzbowski, Rebecca Nguyen, and Pat Wimmer also represented the Central Division.